Garment hanger



May 12, 1959 R. J. KING GARMENT HANGER Filed June 15, 1957 FIG. 10

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Mazda 222% ATTORNEY Units d States P t GARMENT HANGER RobertJ. King,Baltimore, Md.

Application June 13, 1957, Serial No. 665,389

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-88) This invention relates generally to hangerdevices, and more particularly to clothes hangers for use in supportinggarments and the like.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an improved garmenthanger, having means thereon for preventing dresses, skirts and the likefrom slipping from the hanger.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved garmenthanger having detachable means thereon to facilitate the hanging ofgarments on the hanger and to eliminate soiling of clothes, by fallingto the floor, particularly gowns and wraps.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an improved clotheshanger which has means thereon for centering various types of garmentson the hanger in order to keep them in good condition.

And another object of the invention is to provide a hanger havingadjustable and detachable supports there on for variable disposition ofthe supports from the center of the hanger.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved hangerfor use in supporting various types of garments which is economical tomanufacture, efficient and reliable in operation, and which is easy toassemble and disassemble.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this inventionwill be readily appreciated as the same become better understood byreference to the following detailed description, when considered inconnection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a side elevation of a garment hanger illustrating supportingmembers in operative position thereon comprising this invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the inventionillustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the embodiment of the invention of Figs. 1and 2 in an extended position;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged bottom view of the embodiment of the invention ofFigs. 1, 2 and 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged bottom view of the second embodiment of theinvention of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged bottom view of the third embodiment of theinvention of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the invention;and

Fig. 10 is an enlarged bottom view of the fourth embodiment of theinvention of Fig. 9.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 4 of the single sheet of drawings, there isshown a clothes or garment hanger 12 having installed thereon asupporting member 10 at each end thereof, comprising this invention, forsupporting garments or clothes of flimsy texture which would normallyslip oflf of the hanger, such as dresses, skirts, slips, and the like.Each supporting member 10 consists of a circular shaped bod 14 havingtwo ears 16 and 18 extending therefrom, as best seen in Fig. 3. Asillustrated in Figs. 2 and 4, these ears 16 and 18 and the triangularshaped body 14 have overlapping portions 20. A starting crotch 22 islocated at the upper ends of ears 16 and 18 to facilitate thepositioning of the supporting member on the hanger 12. In actualoperation, each supporting member is furnished in the form shown inFigs. 1, 2 and 4, after having been previously molded. Each supportingmember is assembled to the coat hanger 12 by positioning the startingcrotch 22 on the leg of the hanger 12 and pushing the two ear portions16 and 18 apart and slipping them over the framework of the coat hanger.As shown in Fig. 1, the ears 16 and 18 prevent a garment having strapsor the like thereon from slipping from the coat hanger 12.

As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the supporting member is of triangular shapein that it has a triangular shaped body portion 114, ears 116 and 118,and overlapped portions 120 and a starting crotch 122 corresponding tosupporting member 10, tubular body 14, ears 16 and 18, the overlaps 20and the starting crotch 22, respectively, described above in connectionwith Figs. 1 to 4. Otherwise, supporting members 10 and 110 areidentical and function in the same manner.

Instead of making the supporting member either circular or triangular,as shown in Figs. 1 to 6, the supporting member 210 can be formed ofsquare cross-section as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. The supportingmember 210 has a square body portion 214, ears 216 and 218, overlapportions 220 and a starting crotch 222, corresponding to the supportingmember 10 of Figs. 1 to 4, including the circular shaped tubular body14, the ears 16 and 18, the overlap portions 20, and the starting crotch22, respectively.

The fourth embodiment of the supporting member 310 is shown in Figs. 9and 10. This supporting member 310 consists of a semi-circular shapedbody 314, a pair of extending ears 316 and 31 8, overlap portions 320and the starting crotch 322 corresponding to the supporting member 10,including the body portion 14, the cars 16 and 18, the overlap portions20 and, the starting crotch 22 of Figs. 1 to 4.

It is to be noted that the supporting member 10, 110, or 310 can beformed of light metal, of rubber composition, plastic material, and/ orother material such as heavy paper fiber and the like. It is to be notedthat the supporting members 10, 110, 2-10, and 310 are easily installedand disassembled to the coat hanger 12, and are positioned as shown inFig. l to prevent the garment from slipping from the hanger. Thesupporting members are durable and when one is damaged, it can bereadily replaced without destroying the hanger.

Obviously many modifications and variations of the present invention arepossible in the light of the above disclosure. It is, therefore, to beunderstood that within the scope of the appended claim the invention maybe practiced otherwise than as specifically described.

What is claimed is:

As an article of manufacture, a supporting member for use with a garmenthanger having a substantially triangular framework, comprising,structure defining a tubular body for encompassing said framework andhaving a slit therein extending in substantially the longitudinaldirection throughout the length of said tubular body, said tubular bodybeing formed so that the edges of said slit overlap and aresubstantially parallel to each other, and a pair of spaced, paralleloverlapping ears extending in the longitudinal direction from one end ofsaid tubular body Patented May 12, 1959;.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Rauchet a1 Feb. 19, 1924 Rauch July 15, 1924 Batts July 20, 1926 Unkefer July30, 1929 Kroll Oct. 19, 1937 Potoczky Oct. 2, 1945 Jacob Jan. 26, 1954Manosky Nov. 12, 1957

